Date: June 16th 2008

From: Kauai_Hindu_Monastery@jnanadana.com
To: asnani@giaspn01.vsnl.net.in
Subject: Vedic Verses for 6/14/08
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008 5:12 pm
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Vedic Verses
A daily collection of verses from the Vedas, Hinduism's revealed scripture
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Vedic Verses for 6/14/08

Svaha to the universe-uttering these words, he offers an oblation in the fire and lets the remainder adhering to the ladle drip into the paste. Svaha to all-uttering these words, he offers an oblation in the fire and lets the remainder adhering to the ladle drip into the paste. Svaha to Prajapati-uttering these words, he offers an oblation in the fire and lets the remainder adhering to the ladle drip into the paste.

Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad VI, III-Rites for the Attainment of Wealth, 3 (cont)

Then he touches the paste, uttering the mantra: You move as the vital breath; you bum as fire; you are infinite as Brahman; you are unshaken as the sky. You are the meeting-place of all. You are the sound hing and are uttered as hing in the sacrifice by the prastotri. You are the Udgitha and are chanted by the udgatri. You are recited by the adhvaryu and recited back by the agnidhra. You are fully ablaze in the moist cloud. You are omnipresent and the ruler. You are food as the moon and light as fire.You are death and you are that in which all things merge.

Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad VI, III-Rites for the Attainment of Wealth, 4

Then he raises the paste, saying: As the vital breath you know all; we too are aware of your greatness as the vital breath. The vital breath is the king, the ruler, the sovereign. May it make me king, ruler and sovereign.

Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad VI, III-Rites for the Attainment of Wealth, 5

Then he eats the paste, saying: 'Tat saviturvarenyam' ('That adorable light')-'The winds blow sweetly (madhu), the rivers pour forth sweetness (madhu); may the herbs be sweet (madhu) unto us!' 'Svaha to the earth (Bhuh). 'Bhargo devasya dhimahi'-('Of the radiant sun, We meditate upon' )-'May the nights and days be sweet (madhu), may the dust of the earth be sweet (madhu), may heaven, our father, be sweet (madhu)!' 'Svaha to the sky (Bhuvah).' 'Dhiyo yo nah prachodayit' ('May He stimulate our intellect')- 'May the soma creeper be sweet (madhu) unto us, may the sun be sweet (madhu), may the quarters be filled with sweetness (madhu) for us!' 'Svaha to heaven (Svah).'

Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad VI, III-Rites for the Attainment of Wealth, 6

Then he repeats the whole Gayatri and all the verses about sweetness (madhumati) and says at the end: May I be all this! Svaha to earth, sky and heaven. Then he eats all that is left of the paste, washes his hands and lies down behind the fire with hishead to the east. In the morning he salutes the sun saying: You are the one non-dual and best lotus of the quarters; may I be the one lotus among men. Then he returns the way he went, sits behind the fire and repeats the line of teachers.

Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad VI, III-Rites for the Attainment of Wealth, 6 (cont)